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Women’s Wrestling Finishes Third at Midlands Championships

EVANSTON, Ill. – The Indiana Tech women's wrestling team travelled west on Tuesday for the Ken Kraft Midlands Championships hosted by Northwestern University.

The #7 ranked Warriors matched up against wrestlers from all divisions and put up strong performances across the board resulting in a third place team finish of the 17-team field. Rose Kaplan led the Warriors with a second place finish in the 124 class, scoring 20 points. The team would finish with a total of 81 points, trailing just NCAA D3 side North Central College and NAIA #1 ranked Life University.
 
Results:
Women's 103
Makayla Young's place is 4th and has scored 11.5 team points.
  • Champ. Round 1 - Makayla Young (Indiana Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal - Ryleigh Sturgill (Unattached) won by tech fall over Makayla Young (Indiana Tech) (TF 10-0)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Makayla Young (Indiana Tech) won by tech fall over Vita Savage (Otterbein) (TF 11-0)
  • Cons. Round 3 - Makayla Young (Indiana Tech) won by tech fall over Zurri Zamora (North Central) (TF 12-2)
  • Cons. Semi - Makayla Young (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Madison Avila (North Central) (Dec 9-8)
  • 3rd Place Match - Ryleigh Sturgill (Unattached) won by tech fall over Makayla Young (Indiana Tech) (TF 11-1)
Women's 103
Zoey Haney's place is 6th and has scored 7.5 team points.
  • Champ. Round 1 - Zoey Haney (Indiana Tech) won by tech fall over Vita Savage (Otterbein) (TF 11-0)
  • Quarterfinal - Genesis Ramirez (Aurora) won by decision over Zoey Haney (Indiana Tech) (Dec 3-0)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Zoey Haney (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Justine Perez (North Central) (Dec 7-4)
  • Cons. Round 3 - Zoey Haney (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Alyssa Quezaire (Life) (Dec 4-2)
  • Cons. Semi - Ryleigh Sturgill (Unattached) won by tech fall over Zoey Haney (Indiana Tech) (TF 10-0)
  • 5th Place Match - Madison Avila (North Central) won by decision over Zoey Haney (Indiana Tech) (Dec 8-2)
Women's 110
Makenize Smith's place is 5th and has scored 12.5 team points.
  • Champ. Round 1 - Mackenzie Smith (Indiana Tech) won by tech fall over Rylee Touhalisky (Otterbein) (TF 10-0)
  • Quarterfinal - Mackenzie Smith (Indiana Tech) won by tech fall over Alexis Winecke (UW-Stevens Point) (TF 15-5)
  • Semifinal - Kayla Batres (Unattached) won by tech fall over Mackenzie Smith (Indiana Tech) (TF 12-1)
  • Cons. Semi - Diana Gonzalez (Life) won by tech fall over Mackenzie Smith (Indiana Tech) (TF 12-2)
  • 5th Place Match - Mackenzie Smith (Indiana Tech) won by tech fall over Alexis Winecke (UW-Stevens Point) (TF 12-2)
Women's 117
Elizabeth Dollar's place is 5th and has scored 10.5 team points.
  • Champ. Round 1 - Elizabeth Dollar (Indiana Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Quarterfinal - Salyna Shotwell (Life) won by fall over Elizabeth Dollar (Indiana Tech) (Fall 0:44)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Elizabeth Dollar (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Hayle Peck (North Central) (Dec 8-2)
  • Cons. Round 3 - Elizabeth Dollar (Indiana Tech) won by tech fall over Hailey Hatfield (Otterbein) (TF 12-0)
  • Cons. Semi - Taylor Whiting (Unattached) won by tech fall over Elizabeth Dollar (Indiana Tech) (TF 10-0)
  • 5th Place Match - Elizabeth Dollar (Indiana Tech) won by forfeit over Journie Rodriguez (Lock Haven) (FF)
Women's 124
Rose Kaplan's place is 2nd and has scored 20.0 team points.
  • Champ. Round 1 - Rose Kaplan (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Mia Hargrove (Air Force RTC) (Fall 2:31)
  • Champ. Round 2 - Rose Kaplan (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Nadia Fuentes (UW-Stevens Point) (Fall 0:39)
  • Quarterfinal - Rose Kaplan (Indiana Tech) won by fall over Morgan Leonhardt (Otterbein) (Fall 4:02)
  • Semifinal - Rose Kaplan (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Madilyn Peach (Unattached) (Dec 10-8)
  • 1st Place Match - Sara Sterner (North Central) won by tech fall over Rose Kaplan (Indiana Tech) (TF 11-0)
Women's 160
Bo Geibe's place is 3rd and has scored 15.5 team points.
  • Champ. Round 1 - Bo Geibe (Indiana Tech) won by tech fall over Caitlyn Flaherty (North Central) (TF 10-0)
  • Champ. Round 2 - Alex Penley (Wyoming Seminary) won by tech fall over Bo Geibe (Indiana Tech) (TF 12-1)
  • Cons. Round 2 - Bo Geibe (Indiana Tech) received a bye () (Bye)
  • Cons. Round 3 - Bo Geibe (Indiana Tech) won by tech fall over Maya Bennett (Unattached) (TF 10-0)
  • Cons. Round 4 - Bo Geibe (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Taylor Graveman (North Central) (Dec 15-6)
  • Cons. Round 5 - Bo Geibe (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Alex Penley (Wyoming Seminary) (Dec 9-7)
  • Cons. Semi - Bo Geibe (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Sydney Perry (North Central) (Dec 5-4)
  • 3rd Place Match - Bo Geibe (Indiana Tech) won by decision over Presley McCandlish (Lock Haven) (Dec 3-1)
 
The Warriors close out 2025 with a good showing and will be back in action after the break when they compete at the NWCA National Duals on Friday and Saturday, January 9th and 10th in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
 
-TECH-
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Players Mentioned

Elizabeth Dollar

Elizabeth Dollar

Redshirt Junior
Bo Geibe

Bo Geibe

Redshirt Junior
Rose Kaplan

Rose Kaplan

Sophomore
Mackenzie Smith

Mackenzie Smith

Redshirt Freshman
Makayla Young

Makayla Young

Senior
Zoey Haney

Zoey Haney

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Elizabeth Dollar

Elizabeth Dollar

Redshirt Junior
Bo Geibe

Bo Geibe

Redshirt Junior
Rose Kaplan

Rose Kaplan

Sophomore
Mackenzie Smith

Mackenzie Smith

Redshirt Freshman
Makayla Young

Makayla Young

Senior
Zoey Haney

Zoey Haney

Freshman